Four young men are cited in a kiosk during a rainy afternoon. One has to study and the other three go to the cinema, although they are not allowed to entry because their young age. The group consists of Andrés, who works as bellboy in a hotel and dreams of becoming a bullfighter; Chispa, who follows the orders of an old grumpy man; Carlos, a student; and Negro, a shy boy. All they want is to have fun; but reality forces them to confront the problems of the adult world.
Direction
Ferreri's debut already shows his cruel humanism.
Cinematography
Madrid's gray streets as character, not backdrop.
Director
Marco Ferreri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ferreri made this after fleeing Italian neorealism's shadow, importing its social conscience to Franco's Spain where censorship barely noticed a film about 'just kids.'
The four leads were non-professionals Ferreri found on Madrid streets; José Luis García (Chispa) never acted again, making his naturalistic desperation impossible to replicate.
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